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1
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What are the basic principles of training?

A

Frequency
Intensity
Time
Type

2
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What are the additional principles of training?

A
Progressive Overload
Specificity
Individual Needs and Differences
Adaptations
Reversibility
Variation
Rest and Recovery
3
Q

What does frequency mean?

A

How often an athlete trains over a period of time (usually a week).

4
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What does intensity mean?

A

How hard someone trains. Carried out at a worthwhile level of intensity.

5
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What does time mean?

A

How long each training session must last in order to be of any benefit.

6
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What does type mean?

A

The method of training chosen to achieve a persons particular goals.

7
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What does progressive overload mean?

A

Gradually increasing the amount of overload to gain fitness without the risk of injury.

8
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What does specificity mean?

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Matching training to the requirements of an activity.

9
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What does individual needs and differences mean?

A

Matching training to the requirements of an individual.

10
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What does adaptation mean?

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When you train your body gets used of it. Training of the same thing becomes easier and you get less benefit.

11
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What does reversibility mean?

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Your fitness levels will drop if you stop training or get injured.

12
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What does variation mean?

A

Not doing the same training will result in improvements in sports performance.

13
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What does rest and recovery mean?

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Rest is the period of time to recover and recovery is the time required to repair damage to the body caused by training or competition.